Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-08-03
THEIR EYES ARR OPENING

The Chicago Tribune one of the
straightest of Republican papers has
come out strongly and boldly on the
question of immigration as it is now
understood. The following Is clipped
from long article on the subject:
1.-THE old practice Of fomentlng in
ternational war 10 weed out the sur.
plus population has given place to
the policy of deportation. The latter
Is cheaper 1t is great saving to
public exchequers already grooming
under mountains of debt to "asstst"
immigration. England discovered
this long ago, and Continental Europe
now understands it. So long as the
American people allow their land to
be used as general dumping-ground
for ali nations the refuse pile will
continue TO accumulate.
II Europe were reduced to the al.
Tentative of war or American emf
grafton, the voice OF philantrophy
might well be raised to stay the check
ing Of immigration; but there Is no
such alternative. The United States
has monopoly Of undeveloped resour-
ces, agricultural or otherwise. On
the contrary, the continental islands,
as well rs America on either side OF
us, are capable of yielding generous
support TO countless millions. II re-
duudant Europe wants the earth"
there is plenty of 1t to be had with
ou' sqnalting on the United States.
Since our National Independence was
achieved some fourteen millions of
Europeans have found homes on our
soil, and il is high time 10 call a
halt. The tree horse has been ridden
about far enough The heterogeneous
hordes already here would soon be
assimiluted ana Americanized If the
influx could be brouget within reason.
able restrictions. Something mast be
done, and the earlier the better, TO
avert the impending calamity.
We caunot better close this article
than by giving Prof. Boyesen's con-
deusation oil the second biennial re-
port of the Wisconsin Bureau Of Labor
and the Industrial Statistics in its
bearing on the subject in hand. The
State has large foreign population,
and its chief city, like Chicago, suffers
from the cancer of anarchy. A sys-
female attempt was made to ascer-
tain the views of wage-workers
throughout the State upon the re.
atriction of immigration with the
following result:
The report particularly emphasizes
the tact that IA large percentage even
of those demanding total prohibition
for longer or Shorter periods are for
eign born, aud some mention this
circumstance MS Ii reason why they
know better than others tho necessity
OF taking the question thoroughly in
hand" Out of a total of about 4O,0OO
employees Intercepted 1861 returned
no answer. 5.T2S declared themselves
In unqualified restriction" 1868 fav.
ored ,lolal prohibillon,' 6,3l6 wished
IL exclude Socialists and Anarchists,
2,92S paupers and criminals 1898
wanted properly qualification, 22O
an educational test, and 1890 thought
all should be excluded except those
of good character" Among the en-
players, too. similar sentiment in
favor OF restriction, and even exclu-
sion, wa proved To exist; and | do
not doubt if the Commissioners OF Lab
or Statistics in other States should
extend their inquiries so as to include
this question they would arrive at
similar results